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Recent events in Afghanistan in which another NGO worker was kidnapped, prompted me to write an article for organisations working in an environment with a K&R threat, on how best to protect themselves. Carrying on with this theme. I’ve enlisted the help of Blue Cole, a leading figure within the field of Kidnap & Ransom … Read More

My sources in Turkey are reporting that all the countries provincial police forces have been warned of possible attack by Islamic State (IS) in Ankara on May 19th during the festivities surrounding the countries Youth and Sports Day celebrations. Turkish National Intelligence are warning that ten IS militants have gained access to the country via … Read More

Armored Vehicles Save Lives. I think so, and the world would be a very different place if the use of armored vehicles had been more accepted by world leaders in the last century, the course of history altered by assassinations in cars that that could have been easily avoided. Take for instance the assassination of … Read More

A HEAT Risk Assessment (RA) is essential for working in hostile enviroments and is a potent tool for ensuring your safety, however the term risk assessment automatically make peoples eyes glaze over. Thoughts of death by power point from instructors eager to show their knowledge by burdening simple topics into complexity a heavy chore. I’m … Read More

Hostile Enviroment Awarness Training (HEAT) I’m going to give you a unique insight into the steps that security professional’s use when working in hostile areas like Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Africa to keep themselves out of harms way. The set of free presentations starting with Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT): An Introduction, will be available … Read More

Welcome

Since 2005 Richard has been involved on three continents ensuring that the people he cares for are as safe as possible from the increasing risk of terrorism. Using his research; degrees from Leicester in Security & Risk Management and St Andrews in Terrorism & Political Violence; as well as a vast amount of empirical experience. He’s reintegrated Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, facilitated entry in Islamic State controlled Mosul, created security frameworks against the threat of Boko Haram and Al Shabaab in Africa and dodged Al Qaeda IEDs in Iraq.